Ryanhyltoncummins wrote:Would be great to organise an official route and ride day. Almost like our version of the dirty dozen (why doesn't brisbane have one of those yet)

I read about the Adelaide one on a blog this week, I had the same thought too

Putting my thinking cap on re this, Adelaide is a more compact city to do this compared to Brisbane.

I notice that the whole ride is done in quite a small area in the Adelaide Hills, but also note that some of the climbs, although not Alps or Pyrenees pedigree, ARE longer and steeper than what I think you will find in Brisbane.The streets here are steep but very short. It's only if you went out to include climbs like Cootha/Ocean View Rd/Mayfield Rd/Camp Mtn etc, that you could do it justice.The problem with that is it 'goes away' from the idea of doing city streets and also makes it much more than a 100 or so km ride, although, I don't have a problem with that!!Now the challenge is to map a course around Brisbane (not necessarily suburban only), that can fit the bill.

Moved later to Winship St, Red Hill I reckon that was steeper. Its a downhill cul-de-sac. Whenever a delivery van/truck went down, we'd set up our deckchairs and an esky full of beer out the front, and spend the rest of the day cheering on the efforts of the truck to get back out again...

I'd be keen to hit up a bunch of these streets. There might have to be a date plan and chuck it into the BNA weekend warrior thread

Hey Luke,

Just having another look at that route, and my first available weekend is Nov 30. I know it's a way off but it's a start.24,000ft elev (7300+mts) is a bit hard to believe though, even considering the terrain. Although, it will be fun finding out for ourselves!!

I think a Saturday is better for an attempt. More chance of coming out of the 'coma' before Monday work!!

If some here are up for it then count me in Having done Mt Nebo-Mt-Glorious-Mt Mee-Clear Mountain before I reckon with the added bonus of climbing Mt Coottha, Camp Mountain lookout, the backside of Glorious, Campbells Pocket and back up Mt Mee I reckon my legs would start to give up the ghost climbing back up Mt Mee. The bottom of Mt Glorious over to Whivenhoe-Summerset Road and back is around 3400m on its own so I expect to see it more than 7500m at the end of the day once all the other climbs are factored in

I'm not sure how it got the time. I assume it must have used the same estimation time that google maps uses for cycling.

Okay, I'll suggest Sat Nov 30th as a day to have a crack at Lukeyboy's Mountain Challenge Ride. If that doesn't suit, or you guys can't make that day, let us know. We can possibly work something else out... maybe.

I guess it gives anyone that's keen, 5 weeks to 'prepare'.We can check back closer to the time and see who is in.

Obviously one of the problems is that the distance gets bumped up because of the travel between each ascent. 'Recovery time' you could call it!

That is really "over the top", excuse the pun.

On a more serious note, this climb (pictured at its base, below) would have to be the longest and the steepest single uninterrupted climb in SE Qld.Carney's Ck to The Head, approx 8km. Currently i believe closed to motor vehicles due to landslides several months ago.

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